It's taken a decade or so for Roquefire to release their debut full-length album, but the moment has finally arrived and the Norwegian hard rock veterans hit the streets running today, October 31st, with the release of Roll With Your Demons.

The ten-track album is out via the band's own Roquefire label and is available both as a CD and a 12" vinyl. However, unlike most releases, where the two formats have to be bought separately, Roll With Your Demons comes as a double package, with both CD and vinyl together. The album is also be available in digital format as well as on Spotify.

 

 

Roll With Your Demons tracklisting:

"Roll With Your Demons"
"I Am The Priest"
"Stonewall Paintings"
"Satan Moves In A Dangerous Slow Way"
"Flying Feather"
"The Bloodied Four Leaf Clover"
"Porn"
"Glorified"
"Don't Call Us"
"Lightbringer"

 

 

Roquefire was formed in 1979 by Ronni le Tekrø, a guitarist best known for his bands Vagabone and of course the Grammy award winning TNT, as well as for his solo work and for his work with jazz musician Terje Rypdal. Le Tekrø has, over the years, earned many accolades, including a ranking in the Top Ten guitarists in the October 1989 issue of Guitar Player Magazine and was named as one of the 25 best guitarist in his genre in 2009. His influence as a heavy metal guitarist is acknowledged by various musicians, including former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde.

Today Roquefire continues play classic hard rock, the perfect showcase not only for le Tekrø's expressive guitar style, but also for the skill and experience of the rest of its lineup, which includes Harald Grefsrud Ensrud on vocals , Ingar Amlien (Crest Of Darkness, Conception) on bass, Stein Glimsdal on drums and Torgeir Berg on keyboards. Playing a huge part in the rebirth of Roquefire and the release of the album, as well as writing lyrics for four of the tracks, is Thor-Rune Haugen, the band's former manager who is considered by all to be an honorary fifth member.

Commenting the return of the band, Ingar Amlien had this to say: "Whilst myself and Tekrø have been continuously active on the music scene, Harald and Stein haven't, and I was stunned by just how good these guys were even after all this time. Really, we started playing again just for fun 4 or 5 years ago, but despite it having been almost 30 years since we last played together, it was as if we had never taken a break at all, and, if anything, we were sounding better than ever. Roquefire definitely still has it, and here we are, with a brand new album to prove it".

A video teaser for "Roll With Your Demons" can be seen below: